Of Parrots and People: The Sometimes Funny, Always Fascinating, and Often Catastrophic Collision of Two Intelligent Species Paperback - 2009 - 1st Edition
by Mira Tweti
There are an estimated 50 million parrots in theUnited States today. Their intelligence and extraordinary personalitiesmake them beloved members of the families that bring them intotheir homes.
In Of Parrots and People, award-winning journalist and long-timeparrot owner Mira Tweti reveals the complex world of parrots-theirastonishing intellect, often-intimate relationships with humans, and,unfortunately, the calamitous practices of the bird industry. Delvinginto the secret world of the global parrot trade, Tweti documents theforces driving these remarkable creatures to the brink of extinction.A critical addition to the popular shelf of books about animals andtheir behavior, Of Parrots and People is a startling wake-up call inthe tradition of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.
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In Of Parrots and People, award-winning journalist and long-time parrot owner Mira Tweti reveals the complex world of parrots-their astonishing intellect, often-intimate relationships with humans, and, unfortunately, the calamitous practices of the bird industry. Delving into the secret world of the global parrot trade, Tweti documents the forces driving these remarkable creatures to the brink of extinction. A critical addition to the popular shelf of books about animals and their behavior, Of Parrots and People is a startling wake-up call in the tradition of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.
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- Title Of Parrots and People: The Sometimes Funny, Always Fascinating, and Often Catastrophic Collision of Two Intelligent Species
- Author Mira Tweti
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 317
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2009-07-28
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780143115755 / 0143115758
- Weight 0.73 lbs (0.33 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.44 x 0.77 in (21.59 x 13.82 x 1.96 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Dewey Decimal Code 636.686
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-Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO, Humane Society of the United States
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